of rocks, so that we had to ride 40
or more perches in the lake, in places
belly deep, & the water being very dirty
at the shore, with its beating the
sand & c. we could not see the bottom
& did not know, but the next step
the horses made might take them
over their backs; but what made
it look the most romantick was,
the continual beating of the waves
which came up against these rocks
in such force, that the water would
at times fly over our heads, & suffi-
ciently wet the traveller. The
last 10 miles we very much left the
rocks, & as we advanced the bank grew
lower, so that very high westerly winds
raise the water & waves on this side
the lake until it overflows the bank
& drowns a considerable country;